A brief history lesson
We were born out of a will to help teachers do their very best.
Our story started in Joensuu, Finland in 2011, with two university students who believed in the potential of teaching with games. At the time, we focused our efforts on a specific game: Minecraft.
CRAFTING CREATIVITY
Our MinecraftEdu project grew and eventually reached over 15 000 schools all around the world. When Microsoft bought Minecraft in 2015, our version laid the foundations for today's Minecraft: Education Edition.
Minecraft showed us how a skilled teacher could engage their students with a new medium. Next, we wanted to see if we could enable any and every educator to do the same. We believe that educational games are a good fit for any classroom, no matter the skill level - and that is where TeacherGaming Desk comes in.
A NEW BEGINNING
To start with a clean slate, we founded a new company called 5 More Minutes Ltd, under which the TeacherGaming brand now operates. We are still doing exactly what we did six years ago: putting great games in the hands of teachers and students who can make the most of them.
MEET OUR TEAM
Santeri Koivisto
santeri[at]teachergaming.com
Chief Executive Officer
Third round entrepreneur, MinecraftEdu co-founder, and piano virtuoso.
Aleksi Postari
aleksi[at]teachergaming.com
Chief Technology Officer
MinecraftEdu co-founder & creator, Desk mastermind, and cryptocurrency daredevil.
Mikael Uusi-Mäkelä
mikael[at]teachergaming.com
Chief Operating Officer
Education technology evangelist, teacher, and pizza artist.
Carl Syrén
carl[at]teachergaming.com
Chief Financial Officer
Sales manager, master of numbers, and strategy game nerd.
Pertti Reponen
pertti[at]teachergaming.com
Chief Business Officer
Second round entrepreneur, school market expert, and metalhead.
Johanna Puustinen
johannap[at]teachergaming.com
Chief Marketing Officer
Media contact, freelance journalist, and print magazine aficionado.
Raido Roomets
raido[at]teachergaming.com
Service Manager
Customer support wizard, ecommerce specialist, and movie geek.
Marko Kärkelä
marko[at]teachergaming.com
Lead Developer
KerbalEdu creator, game developer, and walking space encyclopedia.
Rasmus Rönkkö
rasmus[at]teachergaming.com
Full-Stack Developer
Desk co-creator, intern turned core team member, and child genius.
Aleksi Siirtola
aleksis[at]teachergaming.com
Director of Learning Materials
Content creator, teacher, and up-and-coming cartoonist.
Elina Perkiö
elina[at]teachergaming.com
Director of Pedagogy
Analytics integration expert, teacher, and powerlifter.
Nadire Yimamu
nadire[at]teachergaming.com
Executive Assistant
Organizational champion, timekeeper, and casual culinarian.
Jane Nurmala
jane[at]teachergaming.com
Teacher Success Manager
Customer care genius, entrepreneur, and floorball fanatic.
Questions?
Address
5 More Minutes Ltd
Oravanpolku 9
33540 Tampere
Finland
Media Contact
Johanna Puustinen
Chief Marketing Officer
Tel: +358 40 755 0759
Email: johannap[at]teachergaming.com
Media Assets
RAISE FUNDS FOR YOUR
TEACHERGAMING SUBSCRIPTION
We have partnered with PledgeCents to help our amazing teachers source funding for classroom games. You can choose to raise funds online for all or part of your TeacherGaming subscription fee! To learn more, have a look at our fundraising guide.
How can I get started?
Simply create an educator account on TeacherGaming and follow the instructions in your verification email! If you already have an account, log in and head back here.
Easy teaching with
TeacherGaming Desk
Games in the classroom seem like a lot of work, don’t they? Thankfully, that’s not the case when you have us on your side. Our pedagogical toolkit, TeacherGaming Desk, helps you get started in the blink of an eye.
Browse 150+ premade lessons
Our age-appropriate lesson plans require no previous experience with games.
Run lessons with ease
Our lessons walk your students through the required theory as well as actual gameplay, and help you facilitate reflection at the end of each session.
Review student progress
